Don't think the rising gas prices have anything to do with music? Think again. At tonight's Paper Rival concert at the Blender Theater at the Gramercy in New York City, lead singer Jake Rolleston encouraged fans to buy merchandise to help fund their gas tank since they had just driven 18 hours from St. Louis and were feeling the pinch. Yikes!

But that didn't stop the Nashville band, which also includes Cody McCall, Dillon Napier, Brent Coleman, and Patrick Damphier, from rocking out as they opened for Nightmare of You on Saturday night. Sure, all the attention of the day was on the Central Park Summer Stage show with Vampire Weekend, but Jake nipped that right in the bud. "We're having our own vampire weekend here right now," he shouted.

And boy was he right. The guys showcased music from their new album Dialog, which just came out June 3. The highlight was definitely "Bluebird," which starts out as a soft gentle ballad, but builds into striking rock grooves. Jake mastered the art of emoting his lyrics, and also impressed by playing bass, xylophone, and guitar in addition to vocal duties... proving the giant lion on his shirt wasn't the only king on stage. Ever the good sons, the guys also took time to wish their dads a happy father's day in advance.

So, how did the band come up with their name? Well, it wasn't exactly their first choice. They were called Keating, but turns out another band had the same name and they got caught in a legal battle over who owned the name. In the end, they came up with Paper Rival because the other band became their rivals among all the paper shuffling. If you think that's clever, then you'll definitely want to check out their lyrics. (Stay tuned to for our exclusive Paper Rival Q&A... in the meantime, check out our photos from Bamboozle where we first met the guys.)